Success not all about 'getting to the top' says social mobility chief Birbalsingh
Research published by the commission last year suggested that 79% of adults across the UK thought there was a large gap between social classes.from less advantaged backgrounds to move up in society, while 23% said it was becoming easier.
For instance, "the son of a postman becoming a branch manager; the daughter of a care worker becoming a primary school teacher" should be celebrated, the commission said. In an interview with the BBC last year, Sir Peter Lampl, founder of the Sutton Trust social mobility foundation, said he thought social mobility was going into reverse, blaming widening inequality and failings in education.
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